Archive · 17 Aug 2026
Bangladesh's First-Ever Australia Test Win Called 'Very Embarrassing' by Ponting
Bangladesh's cricket team did something they had never done before: they beat Australia in a Test match in Australia.
It took them 23 years to achieve this.
The match was played in a city called Darwin.
Bangladesh played better than Australia in every part of the game.
A famous former Australian captain named Ricky Ponting watched the match.
He said Australia's performance was 'very embarrassing.'
He thinks Australia needs to make changes to their team.
Australia used to be the best team in the world when Ponting was captain.
They won two World Cups in a row back then.
This win is a very big deal for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh registered their first-ever Test win against Australia on Australian soil, ending a 23-year wait.
The historic victory came on the fourth day of the first Test of the series in Darwin.
Bangladesh dominated every session of the match to secure the famous win.
Ricky Ponting called Australia's defeat 'very embarrassing' and called for changes.
Ponting previously captained Australia to back-to-back World Cup wins in 2003 and 2007, winning 48 of 77 Tests.
- Who
- The Bangladesh and Australia cricket teams, with former Australian captain Ricky Ponting criticizing Australia's performance.
- What
- Bangladesh defeated Australia on the fourth day of the first Test, their first-ever win against Australia Down Under.
- When
- The article does not specify an exact date; the win came on the fourth day of the first Test of the series.
- Where
- Darwin, Australia.
- Why
- Bangladesh dominated every session of the fixture to register a historic win, ending a 23-year wait.
- Event
- First Test of the series
- Location
- Darwin, Australia
- Result
- Bangladesh won
- Historical significance
- First-ever Bangladesh Test win against Australia Down Under
- Wait ended
- 23 years
- Ponting's reaction
- Called the defeat 'very embarrassing' and called for changes
- Ponting's captaincy record
- 48 wins out of 77 Tests; back-to-back World Cup wins in 2003 and 2007